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9.15 Job Bank: Local Builder
Programmes about specific jobs to suit a variety of abilities.
Apprentices in the building trade at work and at college.
Producer PAUL MITCHELL

9.38 Going to Work: Finding Out
by Bill Lyons
The first of three plays about members of a family at work and at home; and the move from school to the world outside.
With RIO FANNING, ANN MORRISH, NICK REDING, NICK CONWAY, SANDY RATCLIFF, BILLY HAMON and NIGEL HUMPHREYS
Series producer PAUL MITCHELL

10.0 You and Me
A series for 4- and 5-year-olds Cosmo and Dibs introduce themselves to
Maggie Ollerenshaw and find out about living in a narrow boat.
Puppets by FRANCES KAY , FRANCIS WRIGHT Producer RICHARD CALLANAN
The fourth You and Me book, £2.75 from booksellers

10.15 Music Time
1: Footsteps. On their walk to school the children listen to a variety of sounds, including the regular beat of their footsteps. A drum computer accompanies the song.
Presented by JONATHAN COHEN and HELEN SPEIRS
Producer ELIZABETH BENNETT

10.38 Twentieth-Century History
1: Make Germany Pay
How the treaty of Versailles affected Germany in the 1920s.
Series producer PAUL MITCHELL

11.0 Zig Zag
The Arabs. 1: Islam
Every day millions of people face towards Mecca. PAUL COlA explains why and tells the story of Muhammad's life. SHEELAGH GILBEY visits the oldest existing minaret in the world - at Kairouan in Tunisia.
Producer TOM STANIER
*CEEFAX SUBTITLES

11.23 Thinkabout: Me and My Friends
When a new family arrives at the flats, Frank and Sally work hard to make everyone feel at home.
Frank......................JIM DUNK
Sally...............VICKY Licorish
Producer DEREK LONGHURST

11.42 General Studies: Censorship: The Limits of Freedom: 1: Who is Big Brother?
'Secrecy' and 'confidentiality' are both words which can be used to control our lives.
Producer ROSANNA HIBBERT

12.10 Hopefully This Video
A special introductory programme for those who would or could use 16 Up and similar programmes with groups of young people in Youth Training Schemes, colleges, schools, etc.
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12.35 On the Rocks: 1: Out of the Fire
Ten programmes about the evolution of the landscape.
Igneous rocks and volcanoes

1.0 Wheels of Fire: 1: Call Your Centre People for Help
Ten films about development issues in India.
How Tilonia (the Centre) has affected the lives of the most exploited members of society.

1.30 Pages from Ceefax

1.38 Scotland this Century 1: Growing Up
Jimmy Reid and others recall the days of their youth. Producer ROBERT CLARK BBC Scotland

2.0 Words and Pictures: Wicked Wolf
There's no fooling Shirley Sharpeyes. When the wolf gets in and tries to disguise himself as a doormat, a television set, even a furry frying pan, Shirley is quick to spot him and sends him packing.
Presenter vicky IRELAND
Puppets ALAN PLATT
Animation BURA AND HARDWICK
Producer MOYRA GAMBLETON

2.18 The History Trail 1: Crisis in Britain
How did people live in the 17th century? And how did events in Britain affect their lives?
Producer ALAN EREIRA

2.40 The Music Arcade 1: Songwriting
What an interesting tune.
Andy Hill talks about writing songs for Bucks Fizz.
Producer ELIZABETH BENNETT

Schooltime: page 83

Contributors

Producer:
Paul Mitchell
Unknown:
Bill Lyons
Unknown:
Ann Morrish
Unknown:
Nick Reding
Unknown:
Nick Conway
Unknown:
Sandy Ratcliff
Unknown:
Billy Hamon
Unknown:
Nigel Humphreys
Producer:
Paul Mitchell
Unknown:
Maggie Ollerenshaw
Unknown:
Frances Kay
Unknown:
Francis Wright
Producer:
Richard Callanan
Presented By:
Jonathan Cohen
Presented By:
Helen Speirs
Producer:
Elizabeth Bennett
Producer:
Paul Mitchell
Unknown:
Sheelagh Gilbey
Producer:
Tom Stainer
Producer:
Derek Longhurst
Producer:
Rosanna Hibbert
Unknown:
Jimmy Reid
Producer:
Robert Clark
Producer:
Moyra Gambleton
Producer:
Alan Ereira
Producer:
Elizabeth Bennett

Dennis McCarthy presents the first of four programmes about the world of dogs.
Tonight: a profile of the Manchester Dog Show
Top dog judge Joe Braddon looks at The Long, the Short and the Tall.
Ken Dodd tells why there is a poodle in his dressing room. Vet Don Haxby answers your questions; Chas the mongrel gets expert training, and we meet bloodhounds who hunt man.
Producer MIKE DERBY BBC Pebble Mill

Contributors

Unknown:
Dennis McCarthy
Unknown:
Joe Braddon
Unknown:
Ken Dodd
Unknown:
Don Haxby

continues BBC2's season of her films with Michael Wilding
Diana Fraser returns to England after three years stranded on a desert island to find that Alan Pearson , the man whom she married in a London air-raid, had presumed her dead and is now remarried with a small son.
Anna Neagle gives a moving performance as the anguished Diana, struggling to reconcile her love for Alan and her concern for his present happiness.
Screenplay by NICHOLAS PHIPPS Produced and directed by HERBERT WILCOX
(First showing on British television)
0 FILMS: page 29

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Wilding
Unknown:
Diana Fraser
Unknown:
Alan Pearson
Play By:
Nicholas Phipps
Directed By:
Herbert Wilcox
Diana Fraser:
Anna Neagle
Capt Alan Pearson:
Michael Wilding
Bill Weston:
Michael Laurence
Judge:
Reginald Owen
Joan Draper:
Frances Mercer
Virginia Pearson:
Coralbrowne
Sir Charles Pearson:
A. E. Matthews
Judd:
Edward Rigby
Sally Benton:
Brenda Bruce

2: Houses
Mark Curry looks at some old-time comedies made in and around houses. One of the films features three very fat comedians who have furious fun building a house.... with disastrous effects.
Directed by MARTIN HUGHES Produced by JOHN BUTTERY BBC Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Curry
Directed By:
Martin Hughes
Produced By:
John Buttery

by PETER SPENCE Designer
IAN RAWNSLEY
Producer GARETH GWENLAN

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Spence
Unknown:
Ian Rawnsley
Producer:
Gareth Gwenlan
Audrey fforbes-Hamilton:
Starring Penelope Keith
Richard DeVere:
Peter Bowles
Marjory:
Angela Thorne
Mrs Polouvica:
Daphne Heard
Rector:
Gerald Sim
Brabinger:
John Rudllng
Bert:
George Tovey
Arthur:
Vincent Brlmble

A comedy series
2:Of Mayors and HorsesWritten by RAY MANSELL and PAUL BENN
Apache Wells proves to be less than a one-horse town and a bank robber falls for the mayor.
Designer STEPHAN PACZAI Produced and directed by DAVID ASKEY

Contributors

Written By:
Ray Mansell
Written By:
Paul Benn
Designer:
Stephan Paczai
Directed By:
David Askey
Percy James:
Kenneth Cope
Isobel James:
Anne Carroll
Betty James:
Debbie Arnold
Tom Henderson:
John Normington
Rita Henderson:
Shirley Stelfox
The Kid:
Gordon Rollings
Cyril:
Robert Owen
Bert:
Mike Walling
Mayor:
John Quarmby
Jim:
Philip Goodhew
Inspector Ackroyd:
Linal Haft
PC Pennicott:
Adrian Mills

The gods on Olympus still rule, OK? Believe that and you'll believe anything - Kelly does!! Written by KELLY MONTEITH , NEIL SHAND featuring John Barron
Donald Gee , Tony Haygarth Stratford Johns , Enn Reitel
Wendy Richard , Trudie Styler With TONY ANHOLT , ED BISHOP ERICA CREER , DIANA GOODMAN LENI HARPER , VALERIE LEON and Pippa Page
Sound JOHN DELANY
Lighting DUNCAN BROWN Designers
JO DAY , MALCOLM THORNTON
Produced and directed by JOHN KILBY

Contributors

Written By:
Kelly Monteith
Written By:
Neil Shand
Unknown:
John Barron
Unknown:
Donald Gee
Unknown:
Tony Haygarth
Unknown:
Stratford Johns
Unknown:
Enn Reitel
Unknown:
Wendy Richard
Unknown:
Trudie Styler
Unknown:
Tony Anholt
Unknown:
Ed Bishop
Unknown:
Erica Creer
Unknown:
Diana Goodman
Unknown:
Leni Harper
Unknown:
Valerie Leon
Unknown:
John Delany
Unknown:
Duncan Brown
Unknown:
Jo Day
Unknown:
Malcolm Thornton
Directed By:
John Kilby

A skating spectacular starring John Curry and his Company Nathan Birch, Jim Bowser, Keith Davis, Patricia Dodd, Editha Dotson, Cathy Foulkes, Mark Hominuke, Tim Murphy, Lori Nichol, David Santee, JoJo Starbuck, Shelley Winters

John Curry - European, World and Olympic Champion - leads his brilliant team of skaters in a sparkling programme of ice ballets to the music of Gershwin, Grieg, Massenet, Satie, Tchaikovsky Waldteufel.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Barker
Introduced by Christopher Gable
Produced by ELVA CLAIRMONT and DAVID SPUNGEN
Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall and televised by arrangement with VICTOR HOCHHAUSER/ MAM PROMOTIONS LTD
Presented for television by JOHN VERNON

Contributors

Unknown:
John Curry
Unknown:
Nathan Birch
Unknown:
Jim Bowser
Unknown:
Keith Davis
Unknown:
Patricia Dodd
Unknown:
Editha Dotson
Unknown:
Cathy Foulkes
Unknown:
Mark Hominuke
Unknown:
Tim Murphy
Unknown:
Lori Nichol
Unknown:
David Santee
Unknown:
Jojo Starbuck
Unknown:
Tchaikovsky Waldteufel.
Conducted By:
Charles Barker
Introduced By:
Christopher Gable
Produced By:
Elva Clairmont
Produced By:
David Spungen
Television By:
John Vernon

John Tusa , Peter Snow and Donald MacCormick with Olivia O'Leary and Jenni Murray
Producers HOWARD ANDERSON JANA BENNETT , ELLIE UPDALE Directors
JOHN WILKINSON , CHRIS FOX Assignment editors
NICK GUTHRIE , MIKE ROBINSON Deputy editor PAUL NORRIS Editor DAVID DICKINSON

Contributors

Unknown:
John Tusa
Unknown:
Peter Snow
Unknown:
Donald MacCormick
Unknown:
Olivia O'Leary
Unknown:
Jenni Murray
Producers:
Howard Anderson
Producers:
Jana Bennett
Unknown:
John Wilkinson
Unknown:
Chris Fox
Unknown:
Nick Guthrie
Unknown:
Mike Robinson
Editor:
Paul Norris
Editor:
David Dickinson

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